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$101 Million Wells Fargo Loan Funds North Miami's SoLeMia Apartments

The loan is for construction of two 17-story apartment buildings as part of the much larger SoLeMia Miami project.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

EU Financial Market Compliance a Matter of What, Not If, Technology Can Help

The new MiFID II regulation, set to go into effect January 3, looms for financial organizations that have yet to figure out how they will retain business communications.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

GOP Report Accuses Watchdog of Going Easy on Wells Fargo

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo in excess of $10 billion for its illegal sales practices but instead settled for $100 million, according to the agency's internal documents released by congressional Republicans this week.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Advises Banks To Be on Lookout for Venezuelan Corruption

The U.S. Treasury is advising banks to be on the lookout for suspicious financial activity involving corrupt Venezuelan officials as the Trump administration tightens its financial noose around President Nicolas Maduro's embattled socialist government.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Even After SEC Guidance, Compliance Blind Spot Remains for Cryptocurrency Trading

Given the nature of token and cryptocurrency trades, investment advisors may run afoul of SEC rules concerning employees' personal trades.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Former Equifax Counsel: It Won't Be an 'Easy Road Back' After Breach

Charles Hoff, former senior vice president and international counsel at Equifax says there's a roadmap to follow to regaining public trust that relies on the company's own playbook.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

What to Know About Noel Francisco as the New SCOTUS Term Nears

The U.S. Supreme Court's fall term begins on Oct. 2. Noel Francisco, newly confirmed as U.S. solicitor general, has just days to prepare. Of course, it's likely Francisco, formerly a top appellate lawyer at Jones Day, hasn't been thinking about the cases and issues that the justices will confront—and he will argue—this term. Here's a snapshot of things to know about Francisco and matters on his plate as he prepares to step up to the lectern at the high court.
32 minute read

New York Law Journal

Wrangling the Wild West: SEC Steps in to Regulate Initial Coin Offerings

Christian Everdell writes: First, it was digital currencies like bitcoin. Then, it was distributed ledger technologies like blockchain. Now, another potentially groundbreaking innovation from this same community of technologists has vaulted to the forefront and taken center stage—the Initial Coin Offering. But all of the froth has spawned a Wild West atmosphere where investors are throwing money at what can be, at best, unproven technologies and, at worst, outright scams. Enter the SEC.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

LIBOR and the Future of Floating Rate Mortgage Loans

In their Financing column, Jeffrey B. Steiner and Jason R. Goldstein discuss the implications for real estate lenders in the wake of the anticipated phase-out of the much-used LIBOR index rate.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ex-Deutsche Bank GC, SEC Enforcement Chief Joins King & Spalding

Richard Walker, the longtime Deutsche Bank general counsel and former SEC enforcement chief, has joined King & Spalding in the firm's special matters and government investigations group in New York.
4 minute read

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